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Konyshev Valery Saint-Petersburg State University Existing indexes - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Konyshev Valery Saint-Petersburg State University Existing indexes - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Konyshev Valery Saint-Petersburg State University Existing indexes of city development: City development index (CDI), Smart city development (SCD), The global cities index (GCI), Global economic power index (GEPI), Global power city index
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193 countries adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030
- No poverty, zero hunger
- Good health and well-being
- Quality education
- Gender equality
- Clean water and sanitation
- Affordable and clean sources energy
- Employment and economic growth
- Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- Reduced inequalities between cities
- Sustainable cities and communities
Susutainable Development Solution Network (2016) http://unsdsn.org/resources/publications/us-cities-sdg- index-consultation/
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- Uneven distribution of resources and remoteness from the
main transport routes;
- Narrow specialization;
- Insufficient adaptation to market conditions and to the
innovative activity;
- Low productivity in industry;
- Mainly raw material export;
- High energy costs;
- Insufficient infrastructure;
- Significant investment risk;
- Unfavorable demographic situation.
State involvement is obligatory condition of sustainability
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Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE): U.S. + Canada + Denmark/Greenland + Norway + Russia https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_I D=1545913. Methodological problems:
- Availability of empirical data
- Measurement problems
- Adjusting of indicators to local conditions
- Historical dimension of sustainable development
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ECONOMIC DIMENTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- Remoteness/transportation
- Is the community connected by road or rail to major urban
centers? (yes, no)
- If a coastal community, number of months when port is ice-
free
- If not connected by permanent road or ice-free port, is there
ice-road and/or barge access?
- Cost of round-trip air travel to major urban center